Plastics Pipe Institute Issues Advisory for Substandard Plastic Pipe Use

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Plastics Pipe Institute Issues Advisory for Substandard Plastic Pipe Use In Oil And Gas Fields
Unmarked HDPE pipe being used to transport oil and gas in the Permian and Delaware basins in Texas and New Mexico could prematurely fail if not manufactured to relevant standards.

Plastic Pipe Failure Witness and Litigation Support

Proving Why Plastic Pipes Fail Before and After a Loss and Subrogation Claims

Turning One of the World’s Most Difficult Plastics into Premium Lubricant

Closing the Loop: Inside Vinidex’s Plastic Pipe Sustainability Hub

LEGAL NEWS

$15M Deal in PVC Pipe Price-Fixing Case Gets Initial OK
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday granted early approval to a $15 million deal purchasers struck with plastic pipe system supplier Pipelife Jet Stream, allowing it to soon exit antitrust litigation accusing major polyvinyl chloride pipe producers of fixing prices

PVC Pipe Antitrust Litigation Totalling $103.5 Million Paid into Escrow

Westlake Accrues $67 million to Settle Litigation Involving Direct Purchasers of PVC Pipe and Fittings

NEW PATENTS

Borealis Patent Improved HDPE Pressure Pipe Polymer

IPEX Patent New Mechanical Fitting for Plastic Pipes

New Method for Electrofusion of HDPE lined Pipe

HDPE PIPES

Characterization of Extruded HDPE Pipe in Bare and Welded conditions: Tensile, Creep and Fatigue Behaviors

Non-Destructive Testing of HDPE Lined Pipes: Development and Validation of a Specialized Tool
A novel methodology based on ultrasonic A-Scan signal analysis for the direct, non-destructive evaluation of HDPE liner integrity stages in carbon steel pipelines.

REINFORCED PIPES

Behavior of Hybrid GFRP-Concrete-HDPE Double-skin Pipes Subjected to Three-Point Loading

GFRP Repair Techniques for Full-Diameter Damaged Agricultural Steel Pipelines